parings

NOUN

residue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debris silt slag

STRONG

balance dregs dross excess extra garbage heel junk leavings leftovers remainder remains remnant residual residuum rest scourings scraps scum sewage shavings surplus trash

WEAK

orts

Antonyms

STRONG

base core lack necessity need want

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Parings from that outskirt, what are these compared with Silesia, a horrid gash into the vital parts?

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 13 by Carlyle, Thomas

Nay more; whenever he gets his Nails to be cut, he carefully scrapes up all the Parings, and saves ’em.

From Prefaces to Terence's Comedies and Plautus's Comedies (1694) by Barnard, John

Parings of the nails and cuttings of the hair were unclean.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

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